LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT
Betoota dad Damo Stoker (54) is absolutely cheering today as he now officially has seven solid months of conversation topics absolutely sorted.
Not a fan of small talk, or big talk for that matter, Stoker often struggles to make forced conversation between his deadshit neighbours, who always seem to be out the back having a dart at the same time Stoker needs to do some gardening.
With differences in age and how much pride one should take in their backyard, Stoker believed he had very little in common with his neighbours until he one day saw one of them wearing a Gold Coast Titans t-shirt.
As a long time fan of the neighbouring, and historically more successful team, the Brisbane Broncos, seeing his neighbours wearing a Titans shirt was akin to a wild wolf showing the alpha it’s belly but instead of howling at the moon, Stoker was ready to do a lot of shit talking.
“Reckon you guys are a chance this year?” asked Stoker, wasting no time to utilise footy season to make the sight of his neighbours more bearable.
“What do King Tut and the Titans have in common? He couldn’t get his spine straight either!”
According to Stoker, talking to coworkers, acquaintances and his own family becomes so much easier when there is footy on, unlike the other five months of the year when it’s all about the weather and what celebrities have died.
“If only [his neighbours] could get into cricket, I’d be sorted year round.”
